get a pull swab for the inside, get a silk one, theyre real great. pad savers are great also, but dont just get a pad saver cuz ull shove it in the sax and it holds teh moisture in it...get a swab, pull it thru a few times, then put ur pad saver in. get a "pad saver" for the neck also, it helps keep the octave hole unclogged and prevents stuffy notes in the future. polish it after every time u use it!!! maybe not completely thorough, but run a rag over it for a lil bit..the sweat in your fingers contains acid and will eat the shit outta ur laquer in like, a day, so get it off of there. im very serious about that one, rub off all finger prints and everything. lol im done

what should you buy to polish your horn, and how do you? I've never owned my own sax before, so I'm kinda new to this.

well what i like to use is a 100% cotton shammy, like those big yellow things that u usually use to wax ur car with?? ever seen them?? theyre like packs of 10 for like 5 bux where i live, if u cant find them, just find the softest shirt u can find and cut it up about the size of ur sax case. and u basically "polish" it, u cant tell me youve never cleaned anything before right?? just rub everything, like ur washing a window or somthin, and if thers a mark thats stubborn, fog it up with your breath and wipe it off, hope that helps

do you like mix it with soap? i don't want to ruin the lacquer.. and what if I get a silver plated sax? Is there anything different to do?

nooo no no no no no soap..no water, no soap..if you insist on using water use a very very very minimaly wet rag to wipe it, like, just barely damp, cuz silver saxes do scratch easier u do wanna get a lil moisture on it to help ease your wiping, but if u use too much water and like, it drips on your pads, bad news, or if it gets on ur springs or anything, your action will be all thrown off, so if u insist on using WATER! and thats it, make sure the rag is barely even wet.. k, im done

I recommend wiping a silver plated horn down with a slightly damp sponge to pull the dust off before wiping it down. Silver scratches fairly easily, so it keeps the mirror-like quality longer if you get the dust off.